Boy,
Can I relate to that! I never ever crawl under a vehicle using just a jack OR
even
just jack stands. I like the redundancy of stands and floor jacks. I had a
scare
with a 5000lb boat on a trailer - it missed crushing me by 2 inches. Never
again.
Michael Ohleger
67 MGB
70 MGB
61 MGA
steven hubschmitt wrote:
> A D wrote:
> "...Otherwise, when using conventional stands, I have adouble redundancy
>using 3
> floor jacks at various points (on an MGA) -- and I still hate going
> underneath..."
>
> > Whenever working on a 'framed' vehicle, I use jack stands under the frame
>for
> > support. On unibody cars, I will stack blocks of wood (the ones used as
> > support beams in new construction - app. 4" thick cut to 1-1.5' in length)
> > with a 4" x 4" x 1.5' piece in contact with the outer section of the
>underbody
> > for support.
>
> NEVER do I place any part of my body under a vehicle while just relying on a
> floor jack.
>
> Steve
> '72 B
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